Latin Amer­ica

Brazil­ian Navy pa­trol boats and he­li­copters are search­ing for a Bri­tish woman re­ported miss­ing while ca­noe­ing on the Solimoes River in the north­ern jun­gle state of Ama­zonas. The navy says that the 43-year-old was be­tween the cities of Co­da­jas and Coari when she ac­ti­vated an emer­gency lo­ca­tor last Thurs­day. Her ca­noe and some per­sonal be­long­ings have been re­cov­ered.